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’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
’Tis midnight in the garden now,
The suff’ring Savior prays alone.
The star is dimmed that lately shone;
’Tis midnight in the garden now,
The suff’ring Savior prays alone.
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’Tis midnight, and from all removed,
The Savior wrestles lone with fears—
E’en that disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master’s grief and tears.
The Savior wrestles lone with fears—
E’en that disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master’s grief and tears.
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’Tis midnight, and for other’s guilt
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
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’Tis midnight, and from ether-plains
Is borne the song that angels know
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe.
Is borne the song that angels know
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe.
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Charleston, WV, United States
He was as much man as He was God. He took on flesh to be able to help our flesh. He faced every obstacle, fear being one of them, so He could take them to the cross. Read chapter 5 of Hebrews and pay attention to verse 7. He did not fear death, it was the pain and suffering He was going to endure for us that His flesh side feared. He took that fear to the cross so that we would not have to fear.
Harvest, AL, United States
When we sang this hymn when I was a child, the congregation pronounced "ether" as "either." I was in my late teens when I realized what "ether plains" meant. Not many hymns begin on the third beat of four four time signature.
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Lots of wonderful thoughts here. However, the Lord Jesus did not wrestle with fears. When his disciples were afraid, he said, "Where is your faith?"
He never wained or wavered in faith. His soul was deeply troubled, but he was never afraid. He always trusted entirely in His Father, and because of His faith (He overcame the world), He could say to His disciples, "Fear not, for I have overcome the world."
Indian Valley, VA, United States
Such an incredible song if played and/or sung with the pathos the words communicate!
The piano needs to be slowed down, and played with much more feeling.